Genius Club - Chapter 1457 - 14: Fireworks (Part 2)
Chapter 1457: Chapter 14: Fireworks (Part 2)
Impossible.
At this hour, the bank would definitely not be open, let alone a brightly lit hall with not a single customer, not even a security guard—completely empty.
What’s going on?
This unusual encounter made CC alert, and she immediately drew the gun from her waist.
Tap.
Tap.
Tap.
In the quiet night, she stepped closer to the entrance of Tem Bank.
Indeed.
This time she looked carefully, and there was truly no one inside Tem Bank.
Is it a trap?
Then again, what’s the point of such an obvious trap?
CC walked slowly, sticking close to the wall.
Then, in a swift motion, she quickly entered the hall, found a blind spot, and raised her gun towards the corridor—
…
Still no one.
“Strange.”
She furrowed her brows slightly, slowly stood up, and continued to walk down the corridor.
It was as brightly lit as before.
As if she wasn’t there to rob the bank, but to attend a banquet.
She reached the end of the corridor.
Usually, the highly secured bank vault was now wide open, with a clear path inviting her in.
CC pursed her lips and touched the series of lock-picking tools on her lower back.
It was really bizarre.
But…
Since she was already here, and it was important for her, even if it was a trap, she had to go in and take a look.
She gripped her gun tightly with both hands and cautiously stepped into Tem Bank’s vault.
No one, no sound, still nothing.
The only things in the vault were hundreds of Hafnium Alloy safes embedded in the walls.
Neatly arranged, one after another, in perfect alignment.
It seemed that, so far, VV hadn’t lied.
CC relaxed her guard, stopped caring about her footsteps, and began to wander among the safes, searching for the one with “Lin Xian’s name” engraved on it, as VV mentioned.
It didn’t take much effort; she quickly found her target.
Because…
All the safes in the vault were locked shut, except for one that was ajar, halfway open, standing out prominently.
CC approached and looked at the shiny silver Hafnium Alloy nameplate on the cabinet:
[Lin Xian].
Indeed, it was engraved with Lin Xian’s name.
“Damn, all those years of learning how to crack passwords and pick locks, all for nothing.”
CC muttered to herself.
But it’s not bad news either.
Cracking this kind of eight-digit combination lock could have taken who knows how long, and although she didn’t know if the open safe was intentional on VV’s part… it saved her quite a bit of hassle.
“What’s inside this safe?”
CC’s heart raced as she grasped the safe’s handle.
Eight years of time,
the transoceanic distance of 14,000 kilometers between Brooklyn and Donghai City,
everything VV spoke of, the past and the truth,
was finally about to be revealed at this moment!
She gritted her teeth and yanked open the safe—
The next second.
She was stunned:
“Empty?”
She took a deep breath:
“How can it be empty?”
The large silver safe was completely empty!
What on earth was going on?
Was the contents taken out in advance?
Or… was it all a lie, and there was never anything in the safe?
She looked down.
Fortunately, it wasn’t completely empty.
At the bottom of the safe, there was a white card with neatly handwritten words on it.
CC reached out and took the card, reading the words written on it:
[Come to the tallest building in Donghai City, I’m waiting for you on the rooftop.]
She blinked:
“Is this… a message from VV?”
Then, she turned and looked outside the vault of Tem Bank, still brightly lit, empty.
CC clenched the card and walked out.
…
Donghai City does not have very tall buildings, mostly five or six-story low-rise buildings.
So the tallest building undoubtedly… was the clock tower near Tem Bank.
No matter from which direction you look, it is the tallest structure in Donghai City, also the most prominent.
It is said that this clock tower was built a few years ago, originally as a monument of unity, commemorating the unprecedented coming together of people within and outside of Donghai City to build their home.
After leaving Tem Bank, CC ran quickly towards the clock tower, soon arriving at its base.
Not tall from a distance.
But up close, the tower felt massive, at least seventy or eighty meters high; in this era of limited productivity, it could be counted as a “skyscraper.”
CC looked up at the clock hands.
The time showed 00:31:17, with the second hand still ticking continuously.
The rooftop…
The person who left her the message in the safe was waiting for her on the rooftop.
Without any hesitation, CC ran into the clock tower, took the simple elevator, pressed the button, and amidst the friction of steel cables, slowly ascended, finally arriving at the rooftop and pushing open the door.
Creaaak…
The rusty latch made a hoarse sound.
Moonlight shone through the doorframe, gradually unfolding.
She stepped her right foot back onto the gleaming frost and arrived at the wide terrace.
There was a man’s silhouette.
He was leaning against the railing, looking up at the brilliant night sky.
“VV?”
CC called softly.
But when the young man turned around, CC immediately knew she had mistaken him for someone else.
It was a young man with a clean face, no long hair, no big beard, and none of VV’s weathering.
This was definitely not VV.
Because… he was too young to match VV’s age.
VV should at least be 50 years old by now.
“Who are you?”
CC stood up straight, examining the young man in front of her.
The man was tall, holding a brand new rice cooker in his arms, a combination so contrasting that it made CC feel very uneasy.
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